Editing Radio City Music Hall (section)

====Main lounge====
The main lounge in the basement is about twice the size of the grand foyer above it.{{sfn|Hofmeister|1932|p=360}} The walls are composed of black "permatex", which was a new material at the time of Radio City's construction. The ceiling has diamond-shaped light fixtures and is supported by six diamond-shaped [[Pier (architecture)|piers]], as well as three full-height piers of a similar shape that exist only for aesthetic purposes.{{sfn|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1978|p=13}} The lounge is decorated with several artworks (see {{section link||Art}}).{{sfn|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1978|pp=13–14}} Deskey also designed the chrome furniture and the carpeting of the lounge.{{sfn|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1978|p=14}} The lounge also contained a passageway to the "Forum", along Sixth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, where it linked with Rockefeller Center's other buildings.{{sfn|Hofmeister|1932|p=360}}

The landing for Radio City's elevator bank is located on the northern side of the main lounge. A marble wall with three large columns comprises the western side of the lounge. A hallway extends off the eastern side of the lounge and leads to a men's smoking room and a women's lounge, which both connect to restrooms of their respective genders.{{sfn|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1978|p=14}} The smoking room has a masculine theme with terrazzo floors, brown walls, and copper ceilings. The accompanying men's restroom has black-and-white tiles and simple geometric fixtures, which are duplicated in the men's restrooms on each mezzanine level.{{sfn|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1978|pp=14–15}} The women's lounge is mostly designed with the same soft colors as [[Witold Gordon]]'s "History of Cosmetics Mural", located on the room's walls, although the wall area not covered by the mural is painted beige. The attached women's restroom is similar to the men's restroom on the same floor but contains vertical cylindrical lighting, stools, and circular mirrors above aqua sinks.{{sfn|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1978|p=15}}